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#1 2007-04-11 17:42:10

U7109
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Very hard!

A man and a woman decide to get married. They aren't cousins, brother and sister, or mother and son, but they are related. How can this be?


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#2 2007-04-11 18:03:57

JaneFairfax
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Re: Very hard!

Uncle and niece, or nephew and aunt?

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#3 2007-04-11 18:07:23

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Re: Very hard!

Almost close... JaneFairfax, I give you credit for that! big_smile


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#4 2007-04-11 18:18:37

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Re: Very hard!

Um ... father and daughter?                                                                                       
                                                                                                                           
Grandfather and granddaughter?                                                                         
Grandmother and grandson?

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#5 2007-04-11 18:21:42

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Re: Very hard!

As I said in the title of this thread, it's very hard. Here's the answer:


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#6 2007-04-11 18:25:09

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Re: Very hard!

Aw, what type of an answer is that!?         
                                                                                                                             
And how is 'Uncle and niece, or nephew and aunt?' 'almost close'?                                               
                                                                                                           
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#7 2007-04-11 18:30:13

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Re: Very hard!

Brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers are very close. To the children in the family, uncles and aunts are the sisters of their parents.


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